Affordable Fun for Rainy Days

We had a rainy day Sunday, but made the most of it with a movie-marathon day — affordable fun at its best. If you’ve not yet discovered Blockbuster Express or Red Box then you are missing out on cheap entertainment. These are the new craze of movie rental kiosks that are located in various retailers at the front of the stores. Red Box is found in most Walmart stores and Blockbuster Express is found inside Publix, my neighborhood grocery store. For $1.00 you can rent movies including new releases!

I personally use Blockbuster Express and once you rent your first movie, you’ll receive email confirmations on rentals, returns, new releases and get great coupons too — and they are only $1.00 to start. Coupons include a free night, free movie and more. I’ll never pay $4.00 – $5.00 to rent a movie ever again.

After doing a few chores we shut the blinds to make it dark and cozy, got out the blankets and each landed on a couch with a dog. Maggie laid at my side and slept, and slept as the movies rolled on …

First up was Quantum of Solace, the latest James Bond flick. If Daniel Craig wasn’t in such good shape I’d have napped with Maggie. No one beats Sean Connary so I’d give it 2 of 5 stars.

Next we moved on to Body of Lies with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crow. Worth the watch for a CIA/Middle East spy thriller. It gets a worthy 4 of 5 big ones.

The final wrap-up to the movie-marathon was The Day the Earth Stood Still with Keanu Reeves. Awesome. Love those whole aliens come to earth to teach us a lesson kind of flicks. Definitely worth the watch. 5 big ones baby!

With some yummy microwave popcorn we enjoyed the day for about $4.00. Admittedly, I enjoyed the day doing nothing. It’s been forever since I’ve done that. I always have the need to be productive and if I’m not doing something I get antsy. It’s a self-professed problem of mine — not being able to just chill out and relax.

Enjoy a movie marathon day yourself and save money doing it.

Mindless, affordable fun and relaxation.